Shabani Surname
Approximately 404,202 people bear this surname
Shabani Surname User-submission:
This is an Arabic given name and surname. It is also the name of the eighth month (sha'ban) of the Islamic Calendar, a word indicating 'separation' or 'dispersion', because the pagan Arabs used to disperse in search of water during this month.
Read More About This SurnameShabani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 202,700 | 1:261 | 16 |
| Iran | 122,120 | 1:629 | 68 |
| DR Congo | 36,865 | 1:2,004 | 196 |
| Burundi | 15,354 | 1:639 | 168 |
| Kosovo | 10,912 | 1:171 | 15 |
| Albania | 3,765 | 1:774 | 73 |
| Rwanda | 2,481 | 1:4,581 | 1,120 |
| Kenya | 1,272 | 1:36,305 | 3,899 |
| Pakistan | 1,212 | 1:147,396 | 4,037 |
| Malawi | 1,124 | 1:15,231 | 2,380 |
| United States | 647 | 1:560,215 | 46,155 |
| United Arab Emirates | 554 | 1:16,538 | 1,995 |
| Greece | 550 | 1:20,145 | 2,933 |
| Switzerland | 400 | 1:20,532 | 3,302 |
| Sweden | 350 | 1:28,134 | 2,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 320 | 1:48,244 | 7,394 |
| Germany | 306 | 1:263,090 | 28,132 |
| England | 247 | 1:225,579 | 18,901 |
| Somalia | 245 | 1:54,906 | 2,420 |
| Slovenia | 205 | 1:12,135 | 2,900 |
| Zambia | 193 | 1:82,124 | 6,943 |
| Yemen | 191 | 1:138,352 | 7,168 |
| Lebanon | 184 | 1:30,636 | 3,150 |
| France | 175 | 1:379,558 | 56,305 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Canada | 139 | 1:265,076 | 24,993 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| South Africa | 118 | 1:459,133 | 38,484 |
| Botswana | 105 | 1:20,828 | 4,170 |
| Austria | 98 | 1:86,892 | 12,882 |
| India | 89 | 1:8,618,712 | 176,377 |
| Indonesia | 78 | 1:1,695,502 | 110,645 |
| Israel | 73 | 1:117,228 | 12,979 |
| Norway | 65 | 1:79,112 | 11,031 |
| Denmark | 63 | 1:89,599 | 8,581 |
| Malaysia | 59 | 1:499,902 | 25,042 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Australia | 50 | 1:539,914 | 40,287 |
| Belgium | 49 | 1:234,625 | 29,441 |
| Finland | 49 | 1:112,178 | 11,104 |
| Uganda | 45 | 1:867,540 | 39,905 |
| Netherlands | 40 | 1:422,179 | 43,576 |
| Syria | 33 | 1:584,879 | 5,519 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| Bulgaria | 17 | 1:410,524 | 19,195 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Jordan | 12 | 1:736,870 | 14,651 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Palestine | 11 | 1:413,532 | 12,017 |
| Congo | 11 | 1:453,554 | 10,703 |
| Azerbaijan | 11 | 1:877,193 | 13,780 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Turkmenistan | 9 | 1:609,901 | 4,112 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| Burkina Faso | 8 | 1:2,294,012 | 16,398 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Montenegro | 5 | 1:127,913 | 4,949 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
Shabani (142,312) may also be a first name.
Shabani Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is an Arabic given name and surname. It is also the name of the eighth month (sha'ban) of the Islamic Calendar, a word indicating 'separation' or 'dispersion', because the pagan Arabs used to disperse in search of water during this month.
- knaibeiThis surname means 'guards of the king' in Persian. It comes from shah, meaning 'king', and bani, meaning 'guard'.
- hchahbaniShabani Demographics
Average Male Shabani Height
175.13 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Shabani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shabani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shabani (Arabic: شبانى, Bengali: শাবানী, Hindi: शबानी, Marathi: शबानी, Oriya: ଶବାନୀ, Russian: Шабани) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shabani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shabani is the 1,342nd most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 18,029 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Shabani live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Shabani is also the 7,358th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 142,312 people.
The last name Shabani is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 202,700 people, or 1 in 261. In Tanzania Shabani is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent reside, Singida Region, where 12 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 98 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 30 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.
Shabani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Shabani surname is predominantly Christian (55%) in Kenya and Shiite (87%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Shabani surname are 12.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.87% registered with the political party.
The amount Shabani earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.49% less than the national average, earning 247,483 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47.01% less than the national average, earning R 125,916 per year; in United States they earn 2.97% more than the national average, earning $44,431 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.03% less than the national average, earning $41,224 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shabani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shabani in the Bengali language | ||
| শাবানী | sabani | - |
| Shabani in the Hindi language | ||
| शबानी | sabani | 91.57 |
| शाबानी | sabani | 6.02 |
| शहबानी | sahabani | 1.2 |
| शवानी | savani | 1.2 |
| Shabani in the Marathi language | ||
| शबानी | sabani | 76.58 |
| शाबानी | sabani | 5.41 |
| शबानीबी | sabanibi | 2.7 |
| बानी | bani | 2.7 |
| शबनी | sabani | 2.7 |
| शबाना | sabana | 1.8 |
| हकानी | hakani | 0.9 |
| साहबानो | sahabano | 0.9 |
| शबािन | sabaina | 0.9 |
| शबानाबी | sabanabi | 0.9 |
| साबीर | sabira | 0.9 |
| सशबानी | sasabani | 0.9 |
| शबानीाउ | sabania'u | 0.9 |
| शाबिन | sabina | 0.9 |
| Shabani in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶବାନୀ | sabani | 24.14 |
| ଶବନି | sabani | 20.69 |
| ଶାବଣୀ | sabani | 17.24 |
| ଶବନୀ | sabani | 13.79 |
| ଶବାନି | sabani | 10.34 |
| ଶାବନି | sabani | 6.9 |
| ଶବାନୀତାି | sabanitai | 3.45 |
| େଶାବନି | esabani | 3.45 |
| Shabani in the Russian language | ||
| Шабани | sabani | - |
| Shabani in the Arabic language | ||
| شبانى | shbany | - |
| شاباني | shabany | - |
| ألشباني | alshbany | - |
| شعباني | shbany | - |
| الشباني | alshbany | - |
| شباني | shbany | - |
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